It is said, lovers are connected with a red thread of fate.

If it were so, then surely, the thread of fate that binds us is accursed blackish red.

That is the first thought Xue BingLan thought upon opening her eyes.

She recognized this setting very well.

This is the day, her bright and bright future was brought to a screeching halt.

This is the day she understood what 'Love at first sight' meant.

This is the day she met mafia prince Fan Delun.

To her, he is the only man on earth who made her heart skip a beat.

To him, she is just another canon fodder among thousands.

Any moment now, gangsters are going to burst through those doors then try and break her head.

In her last life, she protected her face with her hands, abolishing her hands.

Due to that, her hard earned surgery internship had to be handed over to someone else.

Before she could even finish her lamentation, a couple of rough looking men broke into the room.

In her previous life, Binglan had begged them to let her go, for they caught the wrong woman.

Now, she's wise enough to know it will not work.

Delun was not here either, he was the one who controlled these gangsters.

She would have to stall for just a few minutes.

Before her thoughts even reached the end, the gangsters tied her to the chair, and one of the men lifted a nailed baseball bat.

"MONEY!!!" Bing Lan screamed.

The bat did not come down.

The gangsters looked at each other at her strange shout, and laughed at her.

BingLan thought this an opportunity.

If this opportunity passes by, she will not have another.

"Wait! Big brothers! Wait just for a moment. Do you really want to lose money by hurting me?" She asked convincingly.

"This is one funny woman. You think you are the first gold digger to say that? Once your beauty is gone, no matter how much you whine, they won't look back at you." The man smiled at her with his rotten teeth.

Still, BingLan persisted.

"Wait! Just a moment. It's not too late to hit me even in ten minutes.. Big crime means big money, small crime means small money. Big brothers ! Just kidnapping is one crime, but hitting someone is a second crime. Let me ask, did you get money for two crimes? " BingLan asked.

This is the best she could do.

The baseball bat who was so enthusiastic to beat her stopped all of a sudden.

They were by no means good eggs, but it's an universal concept of gangsters to not work before receiving the money or a clear promise of payment.

Moreover, by common sense, the ones who commission gold diggers are not people whom they can threaten for payment.

What she asked is a good question.

Did they receive double pay?

"Call your boss and ask." BingLan told him.

"Wait! Your boss may be in a meeting. Send a WeChat." she told them.

The little man's cell started ringing before he could type the first letter.

"Yes, brother".

"Yes, brother" ..

The barrage continued with ten head nods and a shiver.

The man turned to her with a frightening expression.

He put his face right into hers, checking each and every one of her features.

"This little sister! Are you a Taoist?" he asked all of a sudden.

BingLan clenched her gums so as not to frown.

Then, all of a sudden, the guy backed off.

"Orders are not to touch a single hair on her head. You will die if you let her escape." he shouted around, then, took two paces back from BingLan, stood there staring at her.

BingLan breathed a sigh of relief.

She passed one crisis, now she just has to pass another.

Thankfully, she had probably just about enough time to form a strategy.

The door opened with a bang.

Fan Delun was standing there, looking every bit the dangerous mafia boss.

BingLan resisted the urge to curse.

Give her time to think, damn it!!!

The metal baseball bat is already running to him to explain the situation.

If he was surprised or impressed, Delun has given no impression of it at all.

Another guy ran over and placed a chair in front of BingLan.

Delun walked over with an animal grace, sat down in the chair, with his long legs hanging about languidly.

He did not speak, but looked straight at BingLan.

Bing Lan was struck silly when she saw him, and by the time she woke from her daze, a minute had past.

An entire Minute!

An entire Life Saving Minute !

Delun has gestured to the people near him to leave them alone.

For a moment, the room is devoid of people.

"Marry Me." Bing Lan proposed all of a sudden.

Normal response would be either 'Are you crazy?' or 'No.'

Delun did neither.

He simply stared at her, like he was watching her like the very tasty deer standing in front of his car and He was deciding between whether to run her over or shoot her in order to eat venison.

Bing Lan meanwhile was about to die from awkwardness.

Who in their right mind would start with 'Marry Me'.

There are thousand better 'sales pitches' she could choose ,yet, she had to choose the most incomprehensible and shocking 'Marry Me'.

Her first life had been short. She was rescued with broken fingers, and she climbed the hospital roof's wall after a month.

The moment she made peace with her broken fingers and turned back, a strong wind pushed her down.

Fan Delun extended a hand to pull her back, but he lost his footing instead and fell with her.

He turned her to lay on top of him in the middle.

The tower was that tall.

Her last thought had been to promise him to repay his favor.

However, looking at this situation, repayment could happen later.

Saving herself is more important.

She did not know Fan Delun was involved in her kidnapping.

Why was he there on the night she was trying to commit suicide?

Was he there to clean up witnesses?

It's a possible and logical situation.

After all, he's a mafia boss, isn't he?

A cold shiver ran through BingLan's spine.

He isn't here to finish the job early, and kill her, right?

They both died at the same time, it's not impossible for him to be back in time just like her self.

Bing Lan shivered once again.

A sharp voice broke through her fear.

"Explain." Delun spoke, his deep bass voice making her shiver in an entirely different way from fear.

Bing Lan pressed down on her biological reaction. It's not time for that, no matter how steamy the man looked and sounded.

"You have kidnapped me to stop me from accepting Bai Ming's proposal. Sure, one way is to assault me to frighten me, but the best way is to take me off the market legally." Bing Lan paused to check his reaction.

There's no change of expression.

Bing Lan felt afraid the outcome may be the same.

So, she has no choice but to beat this corpse to death.

"A week ago, I met a random person who offered me one million to leave Bai Ming. I refused. Today, I am locked up here. If I am injured in any way, Bai Ming will take revenge.

At the same time, If you do not separate me from Bai Ming, you will face repercussions." Bing Lan paused to check for Delun's reaction.

Delun was still watching her with a serious face.

There's not even the slightest bit of amusement at her antics.

Bing Lan felt despair. This person is far too professional. She had no choice but to continue.

"However, if you marry me, Bai Ming will give up, because it's I who betrayed him. At the same time, you would have accomplished the task of getting rid of me all too legally." she informed him.

"Do I look like someone who cares about the law ? " he gestured to her tied hands.

Bing Lan thought for a moment, and decided to go big, or die.

"Yes, you do." she answered.

For the first time, Bing Lan got a reaction.

Fan Delun raised his eyebrows.

Bing Lan explained.

"You are wearing a Tag Heuer limited edition watch, and a Kiton suit. You would have as many enemies as you have power.

One problem you solve legally and permanently now means a thousand troubles solved in future. Isn't that the case? " Bing Lan questioned confidently.

Fan Delun did not answer.

"Look! If you don't like that solution, there's another. Haven't you been handling the negotiations with me from the beginning? I am sorry that I did not take that million and vanish. How about you give me that million now, and I will vanish from this city, and Bai Ming's life forever." Bing Lan offered.

Fan Delun kept his face from changing with great effort.

This girl is truly a gem.

No wonder Bai yu ning is desperate to separate this girl from her nephew.

"How do you know I handled negotiations?" he asked, just to make sure, though he has an idea.

BingLan finally realized she dug a pit for herself.